November 20th, 2020
Here’s the latest class of honorees in the 6 major categories as voted on by a world-wide panel of music, art and marketing experts in the area of album cover art & packaging. This list represents the “who’s who” of creative and production talent, including many recognized names of craftspeople working in the worlds of fine art, graphic design and photography.
Posted in Album Cover Art Award Articles
Tagged ACHOF, album cover, album cover art, Album Cover Hall of Fame, Album Covers, award winner, Bill Levy, Boyd Elder, Cat Stevens, CD cover, design award, Drew Carolan, Ed Meola, Ed Thrasher, Hugh Syme, Jann Haworth, Mark Seliger, Mark Weiss, Mike Goldstein, Mike Salisbury, Nic Dartnell, packaging, photography, Raymond Pettibon, record sleeve, Rod Dyer, Ron Coro, Smithsonian Folkways, Stefan Bucher, Stephen Paley, Susan Archie, The Clash, The Decemberists, The Vinyl Factory, Tracy Maurice, Vaughan Oliver, Winston Smith, Yusuf
By Mike Goldstein, AlbumCoverHallofFame.com
We made it! It was rather exciting to step out into a -54 F wind chill (-21 F actual temp) yesterday morning here on Chicago’s North Shore – it’s amazing how fast your eyeglasses freeze to your nose.
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Posted in Album Cover News Recaps
Tagged ACHOF, album cover, album cover art, Album Cover Hall of Fame, album cover news, Album Covers, award winner, exhibition, Grammy, Grammy Award, interview, Jeri Heiden, Jordan Schnitzer Museum, LatinX, Mike Goldstein, Morrison Hotel, Oregon, photographer, record sleeve, SMOG Design, The Decemberists
The Decemberists’ I’ll Be Your Girl Box Set
By Mike Goldstein, AlbumCoverHallofFame.com
As we’ve seen take place a number of times since the introduction of the modern album cover 70 years ago, certain market-savvy musical acts have teamed up with specific visual artists to collaborate on their overall “visual branding” (sorry for the buzzwords) for significant portions of their careers. Examples of these pairings include artist Phillip Travers working with the Moody Blues, Roger Dean’s visual stylings for YES, team Hipgnosis’ catalog of covers for Pink Floyd and Cal Schenkel’s mind-bending images for Frank Zappa and his chums (among others).
Posted in Album Cover Artist Interviews
Tagged ACHOF, album cover, album cover art, Album Cover Hall of Fame, article, award winner, best recording package, Glen Nakasano, Grammy, Grammy Award, interview, Jeri Heiden, Making Vinyl Awards, Mike Goldstein, packaging, record sleeve, SMOG Design, The Decemberists
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